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Distance from Ankara to Sofia

N Ankara → Sofia
Road distance
325.3 km
Mixed roads · M43 / M45 / N1 / N12 / N17 / R21 / R23
Ankara to Sofia is a solid inter-town journey, covering about 325.3 km in roughly 3 hrs 39 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
281.2 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.16×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
36
Info Travel board
Travel time
3 hrs 39 min
Start point
Ankara Street
End point
Sofia Lane
Return: 7 hrs 19 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
219 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
88.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 1 planned rest stop
3 hrs 54 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R654.63
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R657.21
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R653.93
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R685.32
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R863.75
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R867.15
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R862.83
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R904.24
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,136.52
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,140.99
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,135.30
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,189.79
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
202° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
22° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.9179, 29.4303
End coords Destination point
-26.2651, 28.3907
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 12 °C Ankara Clear Sky View Forecast → 10 °C Sofia Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Ankara → Sofia
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Car
325.3 km
3 hrs 39 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
325.3 km
~5 hrs
65 km/h avg
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~2 hrs 35 min
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Places from Ankara to Sofia

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Food & drink Near Ankara

Bread World

Polokwane 3 km from start
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Convenience store Near Ankara

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 6 km from start
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Convenience store Near Ankara

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 6 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 222 km from start
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Fuel stations Past halfway

Shell

48 Baviaanspoort Road, 0186, Gauteng 231 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 236 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 238 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 238 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Sofia

George's Bakery Bredell

97 3rd Avenue, Bredell, 1619 267 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Sofia

Pick n Pay Express

Bonaero Park, 1470, Gauteng 272 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching Sofia

Checkers

Kempton Park, 1619, Gauteng 272 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Sofia

Bonjour

Boksburg, 1459 273 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Sofia

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng 277 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching Sofia

Superspar

Tom Jones Street, Benoni 277 km from start
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Schools & education 1.1 km

Tweedy Road, Brakpan, 1542
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Saverite Supermarket

Trollpey Avenue
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Evans Street, Brakpan
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Fuel stations 2.5 km

Shell

150 Springs West Road, 1559, Gauteng
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Convenience store 2.7 km

Bonjour

Brakpan, 1554
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Convenience store 3.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

Denne Road, Brakpan, 1554, Gauteng
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Convenience store 3.5 km

Quickshop

Springs
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Convenience store 3.5 km

Pick n Pay Express

42 South Main Reef Road, Springs, 1560, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 3.8 km

Shoprite

Brakpan, 1541, Gauteng
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Banks 4.1 km

FNB

629 Voortrekker Road, Brakpan
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Convenience store 4.1 km

Quickshop

Springs
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Government offices 4.2 km

Departement Of Home Affairs Brakpan

Voortrekker Road
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Convenience store 4.3 km

Quickshop

120 4th Avenue, Springs
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Convenience store 4.6 km

Shell Select

1541, Gauteng
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Home & garden 4.8 km

Fine linen

2nd Avenue
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Car services 4.9 km

Quality Cheapies

4th Avenue
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Home & garden 4.9 km

TimBuild

1st Street
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College 4.9 km

Gauteng city college

1st Street
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Gifts & hobbies 4.9 km

Blue bottle liquor express

1st Street
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Home & garden 4.9 km

HARKON Aluminium and glass

2nd Avenue
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Car services 5.2 km

Neil's auto electrical

4th Avenue
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Electronics 5.4 km

SBR Pro Sound

21 2nd Avenue, Springs, 1559
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Schools & education 5.8 km

Springs Technical High School

Wits Road, 1559
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Schools & education 5.8 km

Laerskool

Allen Road
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Clothing & fashion 6.9 km

PEP

Springs, Gauteng
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Route

Route overview

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325.3 km 3 hrs 39 min
Start Ankara
Finish Sofia
Map key
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Ankara to Sofia via N1 and N12 and N17
    National highway route N1N12N17
  2. Directions from Ankara to Sofia via M43 and M45
    Metro arterial routes M43M45
  3. Directions from Ankara to Sofia via R21 and R23
    Provincial road routes R21R23
  4. Head on Ankara Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Lawton Road
    0.7 km
  6. Turn right onto Thabo Mbeki Street
    1.6 km
  7. Turn slight left
    1.7 km
  8. Take the ramp slight left towards N1: Pretoria
    0.8 km
  9. Merge slight right onto Polokwane Bypass
    258.4 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R21: Kempton Park
    0.2 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork towards R21 South: Kempton Park
    1.2 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Albertina Sisulu Freeway
    31.0 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M43: Kempton Park
    0.6 km
  14. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.9 km
  15. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  16. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.8 km
  17. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  18. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    1.2 km
  19. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.4 km
  20. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.7 km
  21. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  22. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    3.7 km
  23. Take the ramp slight left towards N12: eMalahleni
    0.9 km
  24. Merge slight right
    2.0 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23
    0.7 km
  26. Turn right onto Tom Jones Street
    2.6 km
  27. At the end of the road, turn right onto Range View Road
    2.5 km
  28. Continue straight onto Heidelberg Road
    3.3 km
  29. Take the ramp slight left towards N17
    0.8 km
  30. Merge slight right
    4.8 km
  31. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M45
    0.6 km
  32. Turn left onto Ergo Road
    0.7 km
  33. Turn right onto Springs Road
    0.9 km
  34. Turn left onto Platinum Road
    0.8 km
  35. Turn right
    0.0 km
  36. Turn left onto Brasilia Lane
    0.2 km
  37. Continue straight onto Copenhagen Lane
    0.1 km
  38. Turn left onto Sofia Lane
    0.0 km
  39. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 39
Known total R1,092.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 39 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 7 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.043, 28.275
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Bee-Eater
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.997, 28.250
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.953, 28.257
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.922, 28.262
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.852, 28.251
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
163.0 km
Limpopo to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
1 hr 49 min • 1 hr 49 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
23.4 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
54.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
17.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
86.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Sofia
06:48 – 17:21
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:05
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 32 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R1,359.75
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R6.51
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R65.06
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R1,431.32
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (14)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Ankara Start: Ankara Street -23.91793, 29.43028
Midpoint
163.0 km
Total: 325.3 km
Midpoint 163.0 km
325.3 km 3 hrs 39 min
Destination Sofia End: Sofia Lane -26.26506, 28.39069

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Gauteng
One-way road span 325.3 km
Return-cycle span 650.6 km
Traversal time 3 hrs 39 min
Maneuver count 36
Maneuver density 11.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 163.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.91793, 29.43028
Midpoint -24.94347, 28.36431
End -26.26506, 28.39069
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Questions 9
How far is Ankara from Sofia? +
Ankara is about 325.3 km from Sofia by road.
How long does it take from Ankara to Sofia? +
The drive usually takes about 3 hrs 39 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Ankara to Sofia in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Ankara to Sofia? +
Taxi may be available, but for this route it is better to confirm the latest fare at the local taxi rank.
What's the estimated fuel amount from Ankara to Sofia? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R654.63 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R657.21 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R653.93 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R685.32 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Ankara to Sofia? +
Yes. There are 39 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a long trip. Plan rest stops, avoid driving tired, and be careful with late-night travel.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. Take a short break about every 2 hours if possible. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

: Pretoria
From Ankara To Sofia
Polokwane Bypass
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: Kempton Park
From Ankara To Sofia
O R Tambo International
From Ankara To Sofia
: eMalahleni
From Ankara To Sofia
Brasilia Lane
From Ankara To Sofia
Copenhagen Lane
From Ankara To Sofia
Sofia Lane
From Ankara To Sofia

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